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Table 5 Memory self-efficacy; exemplar item with the source and references

From: Development and validation of a metamemory maturity questionnaire in the context of English as a foreign language

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72. I believe I will never be good at memorizing difficult items.

However, decreases in memory performance are also partly due to age-related changes in motivational factors, including loss of interest in performing classic laboratory memory tasks, a decline in one’s sense of control over memory, and a lack of confidence in one’s ability to use memory effectively in memory-demanding situations.

Desrichard, O., & Köpetz, C. (2005). A threat in the elder: The impact of task-instructions, self-efficacy and performance expectations on memory performance in the elderly. European Journal of Social Psychology, 35, 537–552.

Hess, T. M. (2005). Memory and aging in context. Psychological Bulletin, 131, 383–406. doi 10.1037/0033-2909.131.3.383.

Lachman, M. E., Neupert, S. D., & Agrigoroaei, S. (2011). The relevance of control beliefs for health and aging. In K. W. Schaie & S. L. Willis (Eds.), Handbook of the psychology of aging (7th ed., pp. 175–190). New York: Elsevier.

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